Motorcycle Monday: Monotrack Bikes Are Awesome

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We’d like to see more creative projects like this…

Sadly, the enthusiasm for motorcycles in North America seems to be waning with each passing decade. The pinnacle was probably the 1920s, so with a century of cooling off sometimes it seems like a lot of people just look at two- or three-wheeled transportation as a death wish and nothing more. That’s why we’re always on the lookout for creative bike builds.

There’s no shortage of choppers out there with all kinds of over-the-top styling. Those have been a thing for a long time. While they certainly have a place in motorcycle culture, they’ve been done to death. However, this monotrack bikes are just the kind of fresh, interesting build which really piques our interest.

Sure, you could look at this as just a giant belt sander with a seat and not be wrong in that assessment. After all, it uses the same principles and general layout as the power tool – and what’s so bad about that? Sometimes the best ideas are some of the simplest, especially since a lot of people could imitate them or even use them as a basis for further evolved ideas.

The first one we’re aware of was built by YouTube channel Make It Extreme. The way they designed it, the monotrack allows the rider to lean back and basically pop and endless wheelie. Or the rider can lead forward and ride it what some would call the “correct” way, you know for safety and all that.

The video more or less walks you through the process of how this thing was made. Sure, it’s not a complete how-to, but if you’re handy enough you can figure it out. You might even realize there are better ways to build this monotrack bike, something it seems others have taken on themselves.